When Bolaji Ogunmola questioned the logic of landlords who fix a property only to demand tenants pack out or double their rent, she wasn’t telling a personal story. She was naming a pattern many recognize but rarely articulate.
Housing, once framed as shelter, has quietly become leverage. Repairs are no longer upkeep; they’re bargaining chips. The moment a wall is repainted or a roof fixed, security evaporates. Tenants are reminded that comfort is temporary, and stability is conditional.
This is the cruelty hidden in plain sight. Maintenance is presented as generosity, then converted into pressure. And because housing sits at the intersection of survival and dignity, the fear it produces is deeply psychological. People don’t just lose rooms — they lose routines, schools, proximity, peace.
The question that stays with you isn’t rhetorical:
When basic habitability becomes a justification for displacement, what does “home” actually mean anymore — and who is it really for?
Jaiyeorie — this is why it matters.
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